10 Things to Know for Today

This Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 photo shows the childhood home of Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, left, along an alley in Aberdeen, Wash. Cobain's mother is putting the tired, 1.5-story Aberdeen bungalow on the market this week, the same month as the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album. The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000, but the family would also be happy entering into a partnership with anyone who wants to turn it into a museum. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. TROOPS BLAMED FOR HOSTAGE DEATHS

The terror group behind the attack says Kenyan forces trying to end the siege used chemical weapons and carried out "a demolition" that buried 137 hostages in the rubble. The government denies the claims.

2. HOW IRAN'S PRESIDENT IS UNLIKE HIS PREDECESSOR

In a speech to the U.N., Rouhani acknowledges that the Holocaust happened — something Ahmadinejad could never bring himself to do.

3. GOP SENATOR FILIBUSTERS OBAMACARE

Texas' Ted Cruz vows to speak against the president's health care law until he's "no longer able to stand."

4. WHAT EX-POPE WROTE TO AN ATHEIST

Benedict, breaking his self-imposed silence to reply to a critic, denies covering up for sexually abusive priests.

5. HUNGER A GROWING PROBLEM IN SYRIA

With the world's attention focused on the regime's chemical weapons, relief organizations are warning of the risk of mass starvation across the country.